Injured Reserve

It was a shame that rookie wide receiver Jared Abbrederis suffered a torn ACL to his right knee last week. The former Wisconsin Badger was having a good camp and had a chance to be the primary returner on punts.

Meanwhile, defensive lineman Jerel Worthy has not practiced as of yet, as No. 99 had offseason back surgery. And this was after Worthy had come back late last season from a torn ACL suffered late in his rookie season in 2012.

Back surgeries are always serious, especially for a football player. Former Packer defensive lineman Justin Harrell had back issues for a couple of seasons and the team ended up putting him on injured reserve in 2009.

I believe the same thing will happen with Worthy.

Offense

When one looks at the list of cuts for the offense, one can see that I have four offensive linemen getting a visit from the Turk. The Packers will still have plenty of depth on the offensive line even after those four cuts, as the team will still have 11 offensive linemen.

There are a number of reasons to be optimistic regarding the O-line. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga is having a very nice camp thus far, plus he is stronger and bigger.

Tackle Derek Sherrod has also had some nice moments. The key for the offensive line is the development of JC Tretter at center. So far, Tretter looks up to the task.

From what I've seen, the Packers seem to like the abilities of quarterback Chase Rettig. I could definitely see him getting an opportunity on the practice squad. The same holds true for tight end Justin Perillo, who has outperformed Colt Lyerla at that position so far in camp.

I know I'll be watching all the position battles quite closely, but it will be very interesting to see who wins jobs at both the wide receiver and tight end positions.

Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy will have to make some very tough cuts at the end of August when the final roster is determined.